Van Buren Quotes
In the closest call to murder in the Senate, Stuart Foote of Mississippi drew a pistol and aimed it at Benton in the heat of a debate:. Foote reconsidered and was overpowered on the Senate floor and was disarmed. There was no disciplinary action taken however. During slavery debates guns in the Congress were so common that Vice President Martin Van Buren once presided over the Senate for two weeks with a loaded pistol in each pocket.
In the 1830's a few Cherokee Indians were found who would sign a "treaty" agreeing to their removal westward.
As the president was reaching the end of his term, he was asked who he favored as his successor. It was Van Buren. When asked he was his second choice:
Opposing Martin Van Buren's confirmation as Minister to Great Britain
The congressman visited New York City for the first time. He was taken to Martin Van Buren's political stronghold, the sixth ward.
Smith had written to most of the then likely Presidential candidates of both major parties asking for their position on the Mormons who were facing persecution wherever they went. None of the politicians would make and satisfactory commitments. Smith took Direct Action and became the only major religious official to have run for the Presidency of the United States until Pat Robertson tried and failed in 2000. Smith’s assassination shortly thereafter cut his run for the Presidency short before it made much headway and politically he had no chance to affect the race.
